Pet Census: Cats Outnumber Dogs
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You know the saying “Dogs are man’s best friend?” Not true! According to a recently released pet census from the American Veterinary Medical Association, cats still greatly outnumber dogs as pets, with 82 million felines, up from 71 million in 2001. How many dogs in the United States? 72 million. Our total pet population has reached a record high of just over 282 million pets. Nearly 60% of all home have one pet with 21% having five or more.
Maine has the highest percentage of homes in which people are sharing their lives with cats. What state has the highest percentage of dog owners? That would be Wyoming.
Birds are the third most popular pet, and although the number of bird owning homes has declined, the actual number of pet birds has increased from 10 million in 2001 to 11 million. Coming in after our feathered friends, there are 6 million pet rabbits, 2 million pet turtles, and 1 million pet hamsters.
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